Women’s Liberation: 50 Years On – Evening Celebration

Event Information

This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Women’s Liberation Conference that was held at James Gillespie’s High School in Edinburgh, which is an important part of the history of the Women’s Liberation Movement in Scotland as well as Edinburgh’s local history.

To celebrate this important milestone, GENDER.ED, Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities (IASH) and Women's History Scotland are leading and facilitating a daytime workshop for the students of James Gillespie’s High School on 21 June, which will be followed by an evening celebration event.

We are therefore delighted to invite you to the evening event as part of the exciting “Women’s Liberation: 50 Years On” project, which will take place at James Gillespie’s High School from 5.30pm – 7.00pm on Friday 21 June. This event will include a reception, as well as a panel discussion focusing on Legal and Financial Independence of Women. This is a free event and is open to everyone!

Speakers

Confirmed speakers for the panel discussion include:

Zoe Fairbairns

Zoe is a feminist author, poet and journalist, who was involved in the women’s movement in the 1970s (and St Andrews Women’s Liberation Group).

https://zoefairbairns.co.uk/

https://literature.britishcouncil.org/writer/zoe-fairbairns

Rebecca Mason

Rebecca is the Research & Policy Lead for the Young Women’s Movement, which is Scotland’s national organisation for young women and girls’ leadership and rights.

https://www.youngwomenscot.org/about/our-team/

Amy Life

Amy Life is a fourth year French and Philosophy student at the school of Literatures, Languages and Cultures, and one of GENDER.ED’s Undergraduate Communications and Events Interns.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/amy-life-368749306/

Further speakers have yet to be confirmed – please keep an eye on the event page and the GENDER.ED social media channels for further updates!

https://www.instagram.com/uoe_gender.ed/

https://twitter.com/UoE_GENDER_ED

Registration

To register for the event, please click the ‘register’ link at the top of this page.

This is a free event, which means we overbook to allow for no-shows and to avoid empty seats. While we generally do not have to turn people away, this does mean we cannot guarantee everyone a place. Admission is on a first-come, first-served basis.

Please note, filming, recording and/or photography may take place at this event.

If you have any queries regarding this event, please email [email protected].

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Event Venue & Nearby Stays

James Gillespie's High School, 120 Warrender Park Road, Edinburgh, United Kingdom